How to distinguish between prepuce hyperplasia and phimosis in adult men?

Phimosis and phimosis are often mistakenly considered to be the same disease. In fact, they are completely different diseases, at least in terms of symptoms and harm. Next, we will analyze in detail the difference between phimosis and phimosis in adult men.

The difference between prepuce and phimosis: symptoms are different

1. Symptoms of foreskin being too long

The symptom of prepuce is that the foreskin covers the urethral opening, but can be turned up to expose the urethral opening and the glans penis. Prepuce is too long when a man becomes an adult, and the glans penis cannot be fully exposed because of the skin of the penis. Prepuce can be divided into true prepuce and false prepuce. True prepuce means that the glans penis cannot be fully exposed even after the penis is erected; false prepuce means that the glans penis cannot be fully exposed at ordinary times, but can be fully exposed after the penis is erected.

2. Symptoms of Phimosis

The symptom of phimosis is that the foreskin opening of the penis is narrow and small, so that the foreskin cannot be turned over to expose the glans penis. There are two types of phimosis: congenital and acquired. Congenital phimosis refers to the adhesion between the foreskin and the glans penis when the baby is born. After a few months, the adhesion gradually absorbs and the foreskin and glans penis separate. In most boys, the separation of the foreskin and glans penis can continue until puberty. With the development and erection of the penis, the foreskin can retract upward and turn outward on its own to expose the glans penis. Children with phimosis will often irritate the mucous membrane due to the accumulation of secretions under the foreskin, which will cause glans penis phimosis. Acquired phimosis is mostly secondary to glans penis phimosis and injuries to the foreskin and glans penis.

The difference between prepuce and foreskin: different hazards

The biggest harm of foreskin being too long is the inflammation of foreskin and glans caused by incomplete cleaning. At the same time, the irritation of foreskin may lead to premature ejaculation.

Phimosis is more harmful. First of all, it will cause ejaculation failure. At the same time, there is a potential risk of inducing pathological changes. In some patients with phimosis, if there are repeated urethral infections, it is easy to cause adhesion between the foreskin and the glans mucosa, affecting the normal development of the glans, and in severe cases, glans deformity.